All Stories

  1. Structures of a calcium channel reveal crosstalk of intracellular segments

    Article • Nature Communications, November 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Alexander Mueller

  2. A peptide toxin in ant venom mimics vertebrate EGF-like hormones to cause long-lasting hypersensitivity in mammals

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, February 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Samuel Robinson, Dr Alexander Mueller

  3. Multitarget nociceptor sensitization by a promiscuous peptide from the venom of the King Baboon spider

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, January 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Distinguished Professor David J. Adams, Dr Alexander Mueller

  4. A pain-causing and paralytic ant venom glycopeptide

    Article • iScience, October 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Alexander Mueller

  5. Vincristine-induced peripheral neuropathy is driven by canonical NLRP3 activation and IL-1β release

    Article • The Journal of Experimental Medicine, March 2021, Rockefeller University Press

    Dr Alexander Mueller

  6. Subcutaneous ω-Conotoxins Alleviate Mechanical Pain in Rodent Models of Acute Peripheral Neuropathy

    Article • Marine Drugs, February 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Alexander Mueller

  7. Small cyclic sodium channel inhibitors

    Article • Biochemical Pharmacology, January 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Alexander Mueller

  8. Recombinant production, bioconjugation and membrane binding studies of Pn3a, a selective NaV1.7 inhibitor

    Article • Biochemical Pharmacology, November 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Alexander Mueller

  9. Manipulation of a spider peptide toxin alters its affinity for lipid bilayers and potency and selectivity for voltage-gated sodium channel subtype 1.7

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, March 2020, American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

    Dr Alexander Mueller, Ms Hue Tran

  10. Mapping the Molecular Surface of the Analgesic NaV1.7-Selective Peptide Pn3a Reveals Residues Essential for Membrane and Channel Interactions

    Article • ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science, February 2020, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Alexander Mueller

  11. Minocycline Prevents the Development of Mechanical Allodynia in Mouse Models of Vincristine-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy

    Article • Frontiers in Neuroscience, June 2019, Frontiers

    Dr Alexander Mueller

  12. Inflammatory and Neuropathic Gene Expression Signatures of Chemotherapy-Induced Neuropathy Induced by Vincristine, Cisplatin, and Oxaliplatin in C57BL/6J Mice

    Article • Journal of Pain, June 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Alexander Mueller

  13. The tarantula venom peptide Pn3a effectively and safely reduces pain after surgery in mice

    Article • Pain, March 2019, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Alexander Mueller

  14. A comprehensive portrait of the venom of the giant red bull ant, Myrmecia gulosa, reveals a hyperdiverse hymenopteran toxin gene family

    Article • Science Advances, September 2018, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Dr Alexander Mueller

  15. Abstracts

    Article • Journal of Peptide Science, September 2018, Wiley

    Dr Alexander Mueller

  16. The pharmacology of voltage-gated sodium channel activators

    Article • Neuropharmacology, December 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Alexander Mueller

  17. Fluorescent Labeling and 2-Photon Imaging of Mouse Tooth Pulp Nociceptors

    Article • Journal of Dental Research, November 2017, SAGE Publications

    Professor Katharina Zimmermann, Dr Alexander Mueller

  18. NaV1.7 as a pain target – from gene to pharmacology

    Article • Pharmacology & Therapeutics, December 2016, Elsevier

    Hana Starobova, Dr Alexander Mueller

  19. Comprehensive thermal preference phenotyping in mice using a novel automated circular gradient assay

    Article • Temperature, January 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Katharina Zimmermann, Dr Alexander Mueller

  20. α-conotoxin MrIC is a biased agonist at α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors

    Article • Biochemical Pharmacology, March 2015, Elsevier

    Hana Starobova, Dr Alexander Mueller

  21. Engineering an optimized analgesic from the NaV1.7 selective spider venom peptide Pn3a

    Article • University of Queensland Library

    Dr Alexander Mueller